Understanding the Brain
- ISBN-10
- 0766090019
- ISBN-13
- 9780766090019
- Series
- Understanding the Brain
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 50
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017-07-15
- Publisher
- Enslow Publishing, LLC
- Author
- Joanne Randolph
Description
Of all the parts of the human body, the brain is perhaps the most amazing. This complex organ runs the show when it comes to our bodies. It is the command center that keeps the bodys voluntary and involuntary systems working as they should. Readers will find out how the brain works, the many different jobs it does, and more in this photo-illustrated and engaging text.
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Other editions
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- 2018-10-30
- 256 pages
- Ebook
- W. W. Norton & Company
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- 2007-06-25
- 274 pages
- Paperback
- OECD Publishing
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